Knitting board



Sept. 23, 1930.

C. LA CROIX KNITTING BOARD iled Dec. 5, 1927 Marti Patented Sept. 23, 1930' QORIDELIA LA CROIX, or SAN rfnnNcIsco, CALIFORNIA KNITTING 30am) Applicaticn filed December 3, 1927. Serial No. 237,462.

.Myinvention relates to improvements in knitting boards; and it consists inthe combinations, constructions, and arrangements hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of m invention is-to provide a knitting board w ich takes the place of one of the knitting needles, and which has novel means for supporting the yarn, yet permitting different portions of the yarn to bere- 19 leased from the supporting means as the knitting proceeds. The yarn is released by the needle and this needle does not have to carry a part of the knitted work as is usually the practice. A very small needle may therefore be used, or, in fact, any object which will quickly remove the yarn from the supporting member.

r A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which is 20 extremely simple in construction, and which makes use of cotter pins for supporting the work.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of my invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawing forming a part of this application, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device; Figure 2 is a section along the line 2-2 of Figural; and

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a cotter pin used with/the device. A

In carrying out my invention I provide a board 1 which may be of any length desired,

the length depending upon the size of thework to be knitted. The boardis provided with a slot 2 that extends longitudinally thereof, and substantially from end to end of the board. Along each side of this slot I mount cotter pins 3 that are of standard construction. The pins are removably disposed in recesses 4:. Figure 3 shows one of these pins and it will be noted that the pin has two leg portions 5, an eyelet 6, a round head 7 and flat faces 8. v

From the foregoing 'description'of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood.

The device is designed for various kinds of knitting. In Figure 1 I have shown a piece of yarn 9 passed around the cotter pins .3 in a zigzag fashion. This piece extendsthe entire length of the board. Additional pieces of yarn are superimposed on the first in a predetermined manner. A needle (not shown) is then employed for removing the yarn from the pins so as to produce a piece of knitted fabricthat will depend through the slot 2. The device is adaptable for various kinds of stitches, the design depending entirely upon the manner in which the yarn is placed on thepins 3 and the order in which itis removed therefrom. The knitting operation is continued until the knitted fabric is of the" desired length. I have found that the cotter pin is the best type of pin to use for the Work, since it has fiat sides or faces 8 that permit the yarn to be removed over the head 7 without unduly stretching the yarn. Moreover the pins havea springy quality and will remain fixed in the recesses I due to this fact. p

Although I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is to be'understood that thesame is susceptible of variouschanges and I reserve the right to employ such changes as may come within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1 PATENTMOFFICEQI I 1. In a knitting device, a supporting meInher. having a recess therein, a pin disposedin said recess and including resilient legs yieldingly held in contact with the Walls of the recess, whereby the pinis retained in position, I

but may be readily removed therefrom.

2. In a knitting device, a supporting memher having a recess therein, a pin removably disposed in said recess 'andincluding legs, a 

